The Political Complexity of Pro‐poor Policy Processes in the Mandara Mountains, Cameroon

Journal of Human Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 303-323

  De Herdt, Tom ^a   Abega, Séverin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Agency; Cameroon; Participation; Political capabilities; Pro poor policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884711192     PISSN: 14699516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649880701371190     Document Type: Article

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